Our Vision is to bridge the divide between haves and have-nots using technology.

Mission

To build an ecosystem for providing Computer Knowledge and Training with passion and commitment, to deliver value in the form of Computer trained people, who use this skill for the betterment of their lives in every possible way.To use technology to deliver solutions & reduce challenges faced by Underserved communities in every walk of life.

We are a group of like minded professionals from various walks of life who have come together to put our skills and experience to some good use in making a contribution to the larger society that we belong to.We have founded Computer Shiksha as a purely charitable organization devoted to bridging the digital divide in our country.

Trustees

Computer Shiksha is a trust formed under the Indian Trust Act of 1882, vide registration no. 6884, dated 14th June 2012.The trustees are

Dr. Rakesh Suri

President

Dr. Rakesh Suri an engineer from BITS Pilani and a PhD from AMU, is a man with many missions...

Dr. Rakesh Suri

President

Dr. Rakesh Suri an engineer from BITS Pilani and a PhD from AMU, is a man with many missions. After 29 years in the IT industry with the last assignment being CEO of IT division, DCM Ltd. Dr. Suri launched his own Investor backed US market focused RPO in February 2007. He is also mentoring an Indian Startup, www.hcswellnessworld.com. His hobbies include teaching in business schools the subjects like Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics. He has been the Initiator of Computer Shiksha and continues to be its prime driver. Amongst his colleagues he is known for his incredible sense of humour and innate ability to laugh (mind you not smile!) his way through all kinds of situations however tricky they might be!

Swapnalekha Basak

Secretary

Swapnalekha Basak is a businesswoman, engineer, manager, teacher, counselor and a writer...

Swapnalekha Basak

Secretary

Swapnalekha Basak is a businesswoman, engineer, manager, teacher, counselor and a writer – all rolled into one. An electrical engineer from HBTI Kanpur and a PGDBM from IMT Ghaziabad, she has been a practicing manager of Human Resources in top corporations of the country across diverse industries like media, telecom and IT. In her over 17 year career, she has been in HR leadership roles in global organizations like STAR TV, Reliance, and GTL. Her last corporate assignment was as Head – HR, SAS India. Now with a Certificate in Counseling from Oxford University she divides her time between building her organization www.hcswellnessworld.com , counseling students and executives, teaching at various management schools and writing. She devotes a large chunk of her time to General Management of Computer Shiksha especially fund raising, furthering partnering arrangements and all forms of Internal & External communication.

Sandeep Rana

Sandeep Rana did his Graduation from University of Delhi and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) ...

Sandeep Rana

Sandeep Rana did his Graduation from University of Delhi and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing & Human Resource from Indian Institute of Planning and Management. Currently Engaged in developing business for a very promising new age company called HCS Wellness. Before this he was associated with Telecom Infrastructure Company and carries a total corporate experience of around 8 years.

Arjun Verma

Arjun Verma grew up in the small town of Jagraon where he finished his schooling in 1958...

Arjun Verma

Arjun Verma grew up in the small town of Jagraon where he finished his schooling in 1958. He went on to complete his Junior College in Arya College Ludhiana in 1960. After this he started working in LIC (The Life Insurance Corporation of India) in 1960 a job which he continued till 1971 as their Development Officer. He made a transition to being an entrepreneur a job which he has kept till now. He started with exporting Bicycle, Hosiery, Handmade Carpets etc. and continued to do this till 1983 at which point he moved to the United States of America. In the US too he continued to grow his business till 2006 when he retired from it actively handing it over to others. He came back and settled down in Gurgaon, where he continues to put his passion in an entrepreneurial spirit to the education of small children. He is an honorary member of a Govt middle school management committee and his involvement has driven discipline and delivery in an otherwise poorly managed school. Now he spends four days of a week managing Computer Shiksha operations. His age is deceptive and his enthusiasm is as infectious as can be.

ManMohan Thandi

ManMohan Thandi began his Corporate career in California after graduating in Finance from San Jose State University. ..

ManMohan Thandi

ManMohan Thandi began his Corporate career in California after graduating in Finance from San Jose State University. He has been working as an Independent Financial Advisor for the last seven years and his focus remains Debt and Equity markets. ManMohan feels India’s growth story would be successful only if there is social inclusiveness. According to him, that can only be done by providing the socially and economically weaker population a chance for better earning opportunities. Better earning opportunities can come only with education He has therefore decided to work on the quality of education in the country. He has now committed himself to Computer Shiksha’s commitment to bridge the digital divide.

Rajeev Lochan

Rajeev Lochan is founder partner of Lochan & Co, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, India a leading firm in audits and advisory services in the field of accounting, legal, SOPs, setting up the operations of foreign entities in India etc.

Rajeev Lochan

Rajeev Lochan is having vast experience of more than 35 years in the field of accounts, audit and advisory services. He is founder partner of Lochan & Co, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi, India a leading firm in audits and advisory services in the field of accounting, legal, SOPs, setting up the operations of foreign entities in India etc.He is having vast experience of more than 35 years in the field of accounts, audit and advisory services. Apart from the regular corporate audits, he is specialized in audits of development sector and financial management capacity assessments on behalf of the international donors like UN Agencies (UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNHCR, FAO, WHO etc), World Bank, Global Fund, Asian Development Bank, African Union, USAID, DIFID, SIDA, European Union etc. During his work, he visited all over India and many foreign countries like Netherland, Denmark, Switzerland, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Indonesia, Timor Liste, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Gambia, Liberia etc.

From Lochan & Co, he is providing accounting and legal services to NGOs like SCALE, Computer Shiksha and Shiksha Bharati under CSR. He is trustee of NGO- Human Development Foundation. He is also member of finance committee of few NGOs.

He has work experience with multinational corporates, International financial institutions, multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, INGOs and NGOs, various governments in different countries. He has undertaken assignments in more than 20 countries in various continents. He has been associated with various projects of philanthropy in education, health and environment as board member. He coauthored a book namely “Pran Shakti Chikitsa of Shri Dungar Mal Kaushik”.

Partners

Lochan & Co. (www.lochanco.com) is a large firm which provides services to the Corporate Sector, International Agencies, Central Government, State Governments and Non Profit Organizations in India and at International level as well. They have worked for agencies like United Nations, World Bank, Global Fund and various Governments all over the Asia Pacific and Africa region.

S.K. Bose

S.K. Bose

S.K. Bose is as accomplished a manager of the corporate world as a trainer in transcendental meditation. A Masters in Political Science and a management graduate from IIFT he rose to be the Managing Director of Nigeria Asbestos Cement Products Ltd, Nigeria in 1986. After that he lead India Gypsum a joint venture between Hyderabad Industries Ltd. (Birla Group) and the Government of Nigeria as its Managing Director from 1986 to 2000 and became instrumental in pioneering Gypsum Plaster Board Industry in India. Initiated into Sidha Samadhi Yoga (SSY), conducted by Rishi Samskruti Vidhya Kendra, a yoga education foundation he is now the founder President of Acem India, the Indian arm of ACEM International Norway. He is a trainer now who does management retreats for senior executives in the industry largely centered around using Yoga to manage stress in life. He has been a friend, philosopher and guide to the team from its days of inception.

Madhu Bahl

Madhu Bahl is an Electronic & Telecommunication engineer with more than 25 years of experience ...

Madhu Bahl

Madhu Bahl is an Electronic & Telecommunication engineer with more than 25 years of experience in teaching IT skills to a wide range of audience ranging from school kids to senior corporate executives. As a Trainer and Training Consultant she has been associated with schools like City Montessori School, training institutes like NIIT, Polytechnics like Pant Polytechnic and management campuses like IIPM. She has been the one to conceptualize the entire Course curriculum for our programs and standardize the delivery of courses. Computer Shiksha is delivering on the strong foundations that she built in terms of the course structure and processes for up skilling of our trainers to deliver quality education. She continues to build our course to customize it to the diverse audiences that we intend catering to.

Rajesh Gulati

Rajesh Gulati a B.Sc. (Hons) and MBA has worked in the corporate sector for 16 years in various roles including ..

Rajesh Gulati

Rajesh Gulati a B.Sc. (Hons) and MBA has worked in the corporate sector for 16 years in various roles including that of a Profit Centre Head in his last assignment. He has extensive experience in the Telecom, Services and Yellow Pages Industry in India. Since 2003, he has been running his own Consultancy Company in the real estate sector and now he also sits on the Board of a couple of eminent Real Estate Development Companies of NCR. Rajesh is now a part of the core committee of Computer Shiksha and contributes among many other things to the Fund Raising efforts. He is also a passionate member of Bharat Soka Gakkai (BSG) the Indian affiliate of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a global association of grassroots organizations that seeks to promote the values of peace and respect for all people.

V.D. Bhasin

V.D. Bhasin a mechanical engineer from AMU has had a long stint in the corporate world in the automotive industry

V.D. Bhasin

V.D. Bhasin a mechanical engineer from AMU has had a long stint in the corporate world in the automotive industry and the last corporate position he held was that of Vice President, Hyundai. Post retirement from the industry he donned the entrepreneur’s hat and now his company is a Consultant to the likes of General Motors.Besides supporting various other NGOs, Mr. Bhasin is a trustee of the NGO, Sankalp (the NGO which runs two of our partner schools) too. After seeing Computer Shiksha’s work at the two schools he inspired us and also helped us to expand our operations to where it would make the maximum impact – which is making Class XI-XII students computer literate. He actively worked to help us build partnerships with the two municipal schools in Gurgaon. His advice and guidance are invaluable and his passion for the cause of education amongst children is infectious. Consider this – currently he has enrolled himself in P.G. Psychological Counseling so that he can develop specific courses and initiatives for the children of NGO schools to develop a positive attitude towards life.

Srini Rao

Srini Rao Currently Regional Sales Director at Newtec Singapore, Srini Rao is a versatile and experienced Marketing and Business ..

Srini Rao

Srini Rao Currently Regional Sales Director at Newtec Singapore, Srini Rao is a versatile and experienced Marketing and Business Development professional with an exemplary track record spanning nearly 30 years across Asia. Srini is an MMS from BITS Pilani and has been with large technology driven organizations throughout his entire career. Strongly believing that enabling the next generation in India to learn the digital way of doing things will have a deep and positive impact on the future of the country, he has taken on the cause of Computer Shiksha, and now works to raise awareness and support from potential donor individuals and organizations.

Sumit Malhotra

Sumit Malhotra is a hotelier by training and a technocrat by profession. Along with his 3 Year Diploma from IHM Bhopal...

Sumit Malhotra

Sumit Malhotra is a hotelier by training and a technocrat by profession. Along with his 3 Year Diploma from IHM Bhopal, he went on to do his Graduate Degree in Commerce from University of Delhi and Post Graduate Qualifications in Management from IGNOU. He is a Black Belt in Six Sigma & has been involved with startups and green field projects during his past employments before turning to the entrepreneurial spirit. He has worked with companies like STAR TV, GE Capital & Times of India in various avatars. Sumit is currently the CEO of Interactive World – a Website Development Company & Internet Marketing Agency. Sumit is working on technology enabled pedagogy for Computer Shiksha which will make the quality of training agnostic to the quality of the trainer. This will help us scale our operations and also enhance the quality of the training too. He also helps in management of school operations on Fridays and Saturdays.

Arvind Agrawal

Arvind Agrawal a BE ( Hons) from BITS Pilani, India, Arvind Agrawal has 30 years of experience in the Technology Industry ..

Arvind Agrawal

Arvind Agrawal a BE ( Hons) from BITS Pilani, India, Arvind Agrawal has 30 years of experience in the Technology Industry working in senior positions for well-known multinationals like HP, Philips, IBM and Digital in a variety of roles ranging from heading a Country operation to heading a large Business Unit. He is well known in the Middle East region having run several well-diversified companies, and launched successful start-ups and turned around several companies. Currently he is the CEO of Pragma Technologies and founder of a number of Technology companies under this Group of companies.

Vivek Ladha

Vivek Ladha

Vivek Ladha graduated in Electrical & Electronics from BITS, Pilani in 1983 and completed his MS Computer Science from Pennsylvania State University. After a decade in technical & management roles in the USA he returned to India in 1995. He now runs an engineering organization in Bawal, Haryana which is on its way to becoming the world’s leading stand-alone Copper Rod producers by employing and setting standards for adoption of environment friendly technologies.

Raj Singh

Raj Singh is a management professional with deep experience in managing, founding and exiting businesses. ...

Raj Singh

Raj Singh is a management professional with deep experience in managing, founding and exiting businesses. He has 35 years of experience with companies across the industry and grew through Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance to finally earn a board level position in an IT organization where he gained immense corporate exposure dealing with techno legal affairs of the company and also raising funds for their new projects. Since then Raj has been entrepreneurial in his ventures and has successfully founded 4 businesses till now. Raj guides the leadership team on the essentials of organization building ground up.

Anil Kumar Singhal

Anil Kumar Singhal brings more than 40 years of leadership experience to the team, having built his career at DCM ..

Anil Kumar Singhal

Anil Kumar Singhal brings more than 40 years of leadership experience to the team, having built his career at DCM Data Systems Pvt. Ltd. a pioneer of the computing industry in India. He has degrees in Electronics and Management.

His experience spans the entire range of business activities; from design to procurement to production to sales, to managing and leading large teams at India’s first computer manufacturing firm.

He supports Computer Shiksha by taking care of all procurement issues.

Rajiv Popli

Rajiv Popli has more than 30 years of leadership experience working with IT MNCs like, Microsoft, IBM globally.

Rajiv Popli

Rajiv Popli has more than 30 years of leadership experience working with IT MNCs like, Microsoft, IBM globally. He has had an accomplished career across managing a line of business, BD, Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance & operations is positions of significant impact in leading IT organizations. He provides management depth to Computer Shiksha team.

Prem Kumar

He is BE (Hons.), in Electrical and Electronics from BITS Pilani, and MBA from Madras University. Started his career with DRDO, worked with Philips India, and then shifted to Middle East.Now is an entrepreneur.

Prem Kumar

He is BE (Hons.), in Electrical and Electronics from BITS Pilani, and MBA from Madras University. Started his career with DRDO, worked with Philips India, and then shifted to Middle East.Now is an entrepreneur.

Y K Singh

Graduated in Commerce from Kolkata University in 1974, post graduate in Business Management from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan , Mumbai.

Y K Singh

Having more than 45 years of experience, worked in various capacities in Admin, Finance, HR and Sales etc., excellent coordinator, motivator of manpower, possesses analytical ability, engaged in various social activities in Kolkata for the welfare of the Underprivileged.

Naresh Khosla

Naresh brings along a rich experience of more than 2 decades in an exciting career with major focus on setting up organisations from scratch to billions of dollar enterprises in fields as diverse as IT HW/SW, IT Retail/Distribution & Manufacturing to Aviation, Media, Hospitality, eCommerce in Asia Pac/Africa etc.

Naresh Khosla

Naresh brings along a rich experience of more than 2 decades in an exciting career with major focus on setting up organisations from scratch to billions of dollar enterprises in fields as diverse as IT HW/SW, IT Retail/Distribution & Manufacturing to Aviation, Media, Hospitality, eCommerce in Asia Pac/Africa etc. Naresh has been spearheading organizations navigate the ever-evolving " technology, implementing strategies to enhance their operational maturity, while effectively eliminating risks. He always seeks opportunities to build organisations, architect efficient business ecosystems, and propel companies with consumer understanding and innovation. Recognized as an authority on digital transformation, entrepreneurship, vendor and consumer relationships and creative business models. In his last assignment he was working as the Managing Director of Sahara Group ( South Africa- Indian Operations). Presently he runs a innovative platform which is the amalgamation of professional expertise across domains AN IDEA GLOBAL INNOVATIONS LLP (www.anideaglobal.com).

Dinesh Mittal

Dinesh has worked with Whirlpool India, DCM Group, JK Synthetics and Hindustan Times in his professional career spanning over 30 years. Immediately prior to joining HT, he was the Executive Director at Whirlpool India handling Legal, Tax and Secretarial matters for India and South East Asia where he worked for 10 years.

Dinesh Mittal

Dinesh has worked with Whirlpool India, DCM Group, JK Synthetics and Hindustan Times in his professional career spanning over 30 years. Immediately prior to joining HT, he was the Executive Director at Whirlpool India handling Legal, Tax and Secretarial matters for India and South East Asia where he worked for 10 years. Dinesh is currently a Whole Time Director on the Board Directors of HT Media Ltd (A listed entity) and its Group General Counsel & Company Secretary. His responsibilities including Legal, Tax (both direct & indirect), Secretarial and Government Relations for the entire group consisting of 2 listed and about 11 unlisted entities. These entities are engaged primarily in the business consisting of Print media, Digital Media, Electronic Media (FM Radio) and Education. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from Delhi University and a Master’s Degree in Law (IPR) from Queensland University, Australia. He is a qualified Company Secretary and also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration.

Vinod Jain

Vinod Jain, is B.Tech. (EEE) from BITS Pilani and has wide experience in IT industry. For last 27 years he has been working with Diaspark, looking after Diaspark ERP software for Jewelry and promotional companies. Has been stationed in US since 2003.

Vinod Jain

Vinod Jain, is B.Tech. (EEE) from BITS Pilani and has wide experience in IT industry. For last 27 years he has been working with Diaspark, looking after Diaspark ERP software for Jewelry and promotional companies. Has been stationed in US since 2003. He has been helping Computer Shiksha since long and now has taken an active role to start Computer Shiksha operations in Indore and other areas in M.P.

Amit Prakash

an alumnus of the prestigious Warwick Business School, and an Electronics Engineer from HBTI, Kanpur, has been in the manufacturing industry sector from the past 22 years and currently heads the Thailand and Turkey operations of Polyplex Group – .

Amit Prakash

Amit Prakash, an alumnus of the prestigious Warwick Business School, and an Electronics Engineer from HBTI, Kanpur, has been in the manufacturing industry sector from the past 22 years and currently heads the Thailand and Turkey operations of Polyplex Group – one of the leading global manufacturers of Polyester films. Over the years, he has held various positions within the Group across multiple locations and is one of the key members of the senior leadership team of the company.

Mohan Raghavan

Mohan Raghavan is an Industrial professional with about 34 years of corporate experience. He is currently working in the field of Solar PV technology and mentoring a team for building innovative energy solutions

Mohan Raghavan

He is currently working in the field of Solar PV technology and mentoring a team for building innovative energy solutions. He is quite passionate about children and specifically their co-curricular activities. Has a hard core belief in people and perseverance, Earlier while serving a Indian corporate mentored a team to design a low cost housing model and got recognized in a global competition. Favorite pastime is to study innovative business models and write about them

Veena

Veena has been involved in teaching for nearly 20 years. A graduate of BITS Pilani, she taught secondary school children in the UK after completing her teacher training programme in England. She has recently taken voluntary retirement and spends her time between India and the UK.

Veena

Veena has been involved in teaching for nearly 20years. A graduate of BITS Pilani, she taught secondary school children in the UK after completing her teacher training program in England. She has recently taken voluntary retirement and spends her time between India and the UK. She is passionate about education and reforms in education. She is involved with helping the underprivileged children achieve their potential through education. She has been fundraising in the UK for charities such as NSPCC, St Basils.

Vibhuti Jha

Vibhuti Jha came to the US in 1991 in a leadership role with the American Express Bank to build and develop Indo -US business relationships to explore the untapped and unexplored investment and business markets in India.

Vibhuti Jha

He was responsible for tapping and utilizing the massive opportunity for joint ventures and foreign direct investments from US to India. Vibhuti Jha came to the US in 1991 in a leadership role with the American Express Bank to build and develop Indo -US business relationships to explore the untapped and unexplored investment and business markets in India. He was responsible for tapping and utilizing the massive opportunity for joint ventures and foreign direct investments from US to India. He completed his Masters in Economics from India’s leading educational institution, Gokhale Institute of Political & Economics, University of Pune. He subsequently completed MBA in International Management from IMI India, an affiliate of IMI, Geneva. He was President and is currently Strategic Advisor with Human Potential Project. The company operates in enhancing corporate performances for the past 25 years and are specialists in turnaround strategies. Vibhuti is also an anchor, editor and presenter of his weekly TV program “ Frankly Speaking with Vibhuti Jha” on ITV Gold in New York. The program focuses discussions around events in the Social, Technology, Economics, Politics (S.T.E.P.) spheres, with those who are making a difference.

Dr. Major Syed Shahabuddeen

Dr. Major Syed Shahabuddeen, is former Principal of Islamiah College (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi in Vellore District of Tamilnadu. He has been associated with teaching, research and educational administration for more than 45 years.

Dr. Major Syed Shahabuddeen

Dr. Major Syed Shahabuddeen, is former Principal of Islamiah College (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi in Vellore District of Tamilnadu. He has been associated with teaching, research and educational administration for more than 45 years. He is a well-known historian who has produced more than 15 Ph.Ds., 100 MPhils and authored five books. He has been an educationist and consultant for educational administrators. After retirement from service, he has been actively involved in social and community service focusing on the upliftment of children from rural, poor and down trodden segments irrespective of caste, creed or colour. It is a great pride and honour for him to carry forward the mission of Computer Shiksha among the rural population.

How did it all start?

It was 15th March 2012 when we came together to articulate our dream of contributing to the community and do our bit to build our nation. We are a team of professionals with a varied background, most of which lies in the domain of Management, Education and IT. For long, individually each of us has been driven by an innate need to do something for the community but could never get down to it. The main reason why most things ended as a non starter was because of most of what we wanted to do required engagement with communities at the grass root level – something we did not know how to start and where to start from. It was once driving past a pavement school in Gurgaon that one of us got this idea that why not put our might into what we could do well – which is IT, Education and Management and offer Computer Literacy programs as a service to schools who are already gainfully and successfully engaging with communities. A small meeting with Ghar Angna (a pavement school in Sector 56 in Gurgaon) made it look possible and very exciting too. And thus was born what we call Computer Shiksha today.

We are a group of like minded professionals from various walks of life who have come together to put our skills and experience to some good use in making a contribution to the larger society that we belong to.